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Preliminary Comments

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Dental, oral, and maxillofacial medicine is concerned with the regular development, preservation, and rehabilitation of the stomatognathic system, which is the functional system of the teeth, periodontium, jaw, and jaw joint; the jaw and facial muscles, glands, soft tissue, and mucous membranes; and their blood, lymphatic, and nerve supply.

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Rötzscher, K. (2014). Preliminary Comments. In: Rötzscher, K. (eds) Forensic and Legal Dentistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01330-5_17

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